Abandoned Buildings in Latvia
4 of 30Daugavpils Fortress
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The only early 19th-century military fortification of its kind in Northern Europe preserved without significant alterations. Wikipedia
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DirectionsOdziena Manor
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A Neo-Gothic manor house built around 1860 in Vietalva Parish, in Latvia's Vidzeme region. Wikipedia
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DirectionsLielstraupe Castle
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A 13th-century von Rosen family castle around which the village of Straupe grew, with a large tower added around 1600. Wikipedia
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House of Dannenstern
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A 1696 merchant's house in Riga's Old Town, considered one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in the city. Wikipedia
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Directions - +26 more on the full mapEvery one pinned with a note in the Abandoned Buildings layer.
Ruins & Manors in Latvia
6 of 25Grobiņa Castle
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A medieval castle just 100 m from an ancient Curonian castle hill, thought to be the Seeburg of 9th-century Scandinavian sources. Wikipedia
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DirectionsLielvārde Castle
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Ruins of a pre-1248 castle on the steep Daugava bank, destroyed in 1579 and conserved up to the second floor. Wikipedia
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DirectionsTuraida Castle
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A recently reconstructed medieval castle facing Sigulda across the Gauja River. Wikipedia
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DirectionsKrimulda Castle
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A 14th-century castle destroyed in 1601, just outside Sigulda, alongside Prince Liven's classic-style house. Wikipedia
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DirectionsCēsis Castle
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One of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia, founded 800 years ago by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Wikipedia
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DirectionsRiga Castle
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A castle on the Daugava in Latvia's capital, founded in 1330 and thoroughly rebuilt between 1497 and 1515. Wikipedia
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